Is It True That...?
Documentary·2025·2 Seasons
Did democracy actually originate in Greece? Was the plague the worst epidemic of all time? And did we really work harder in the past than we do today? Is it true that ...? questions what we think we know and takes another look at history.
Episodes
The year 2026
S02 | E01
...The principle of "an eye for an eye" used to apply?
2026-01-07
S02 | E02
...Raw materials really make countries richer?
2026-01-14
S02 | E03
...Witch hunts began as early as the Middle Ages?
2026-01-21
S02 | E04
...Only silk was transported on the Silk Road?
2026-02-18
S02 | E05
...The Past Was Less Violent?
2026-02-25
S02 | E06
...There was less paperwork in the past?
2026-03-04
S02 | E07
...Slavery was abolished for moral reasons?
2026-03-11
S02 | E08
...Global trade does make us richer?
2026-03-18
S02 | E09
...The dog has always been man's best friend?
2026-03-25
S02 | E10
...that humans have always experienced intoxication?
2026-04-01
S02 | E11
...that Columbus was the first to cross an ocean?
2026-04-08
S02 | E12
...that dirndls and lederhosen are quintessentially Bavarian?
2026-04-15
S02 | E13
...that all African countries were European colonies?
2026-04-22
S02 | E14
...that there is no progress without war?
2026-04-29
S02 | E15
...that the modern age began with the printing press?
2026-05-06
S02 | E16
...that tourism was invented thanks to the railway?
2026-05-13
S02 | E17
Episode 17
2026-05-20
All Seasons
The year 2025
29 ep · 2025
The year 2026
17 ep · 2026
